Gathering Moss

The movie of your life
Love, family, heart break, and even strife
Was it satisfactory or full of envy?
The movie of your life, were you free?

When the blood runs cold
Because your detractors have become bold
All those people you bought and sold
Those dirty little secrets all told,

The movie of your life
Did you take more than you gave?
Will your legacy reach beyond the grave?
Was there anyone that you saved?

The movie of your life
The pain of love that you lost
Feeling like a ship in a storm shaken and tossed
In the beginning the thrill of love but at what cost?

Those who have hurt you they were hurt too
Those who overcome are by far too few
Those who have suffered pass it along to you
Forgiveness among humans a rare virtue,

The movie of your life
Emotions that cut to the heart
The pain of being alone and living apart
If only you had known from the very start,

The movie of your life
No time machine that can turn it around
Your misdeeds overshadow any solace that can be found
A child's laughter, can you remember that sound?

The movie of your life
No second chances no magic remedies
Your ashes scattered over the sea
Perhaps a grave stone beneath a tree,

The movie of your life
The way you lived it made it like that
You just couldn't realize from where you sat
All that time you thought you had it down pat,

The movie of your life
Jesus felt forsaken from the cross
Even though his omnipotent father was the boss
The ultimate stone rolling downhill gathering moss.